..Latino children have higher rates of asthma morbidity than other groups. The current study compared the effectiveness of a newly developed smoking cessation treatment with existing clinical guidelines for smoking cessation...

Smoking cessation: next steps for special populations research and innovative treatments

..The mean proportion adherence to treatment fidelity strategies was .55; 15.5% of articles achieved greater than or equal to .80. This tool may be useful for researchers, grant reviewers, and editors planning and evaluating trials...

Motivating parents of kids with asthma to quit smoking: the PAQS project

..ER visits and asthma symptoms) post-treatment. Results will help tailor interventions to this population, and identify mechanisms of behavior change that result in adaptive health outcomes for smokers and their children who have asthma...

Differences in smoking behavior and attitudes among Puerto Rican, Dominican, and non-Latino white caregivers of children with asthma

..7 kg) but greater than that for 30 mg (M = 3.6 kg). Fluoxetine appears to forestall postcessation weight gain, allowing time for the weight-conscious smoker to focus on quitting smoking rather than on preventing weight gain...

History of depression and subsyndromal depression in women smokers

B BorrelliBrown University School of Medicine and The Miriam Hospital, Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Providence, RI 02906, USAAddict Behav 24:781-94. 1999

..SubD does not appear to be on a continuum with Non-Dep and MDD groups, but rather warrants further investigation as a discrete subset of smokers. The implications for assessment and treatment are discussed...

Influences of gender and weight gain on short-term relapse to smoking in a cessation trial

..Weight gain predicted relapse, but for men only. Female gender also predicted relapse. The results led the authors to question whether postcessation weight gain interventions should be restricted to women smokers...

Home health care nurses as a new channel for smoking cessation treatment: outcomes from project CARES (Community-nurse Assisted Research and Education on Smoking)

..g., fighting, drug use, and high risk sexual activity) were associated with decreased likelihood of cessation. Findings from this study may inform efforts to develop more effective smoking prevention and treatment programs for youth...

..Fluoxetine improves affect in clinical syndromes such as depression and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Little is known about fluoxetine's influence on mood changes after quitting smoking, which often resemble sub-clinical depression...

..The MET therapy performed best under the condition of flexible delivery of PAP, although differences were not statistically significant. Implications are discussed...

The landscape in global tobacco control research: a guide to gaining a foothold

Harry A LandoDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second St, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1015, USAAm J Public Health 95:939-45. 2005

..There is a need for increased commitment from organizations to support global tobacco control research...

Improving care for urban children with asthma: design and methods of the School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT) trial

Jill S HaltermanDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Golisano Children s Hospital at Strong, Rochester, New York 14642, USA jillJ Asthma 45:279-86. 2008

..Results of this study will help to determine whether this type of comprehensive school-based program can serve as a model to improve care for urban children and reduce disparities...